About this episode

The episode discusses recent Xbox layoffs affecting Bethesda, growing backlash against PlayStation's disc policies, and new developments in game account inheritance in China.

Sources: https://lmg.gg/qiBJq Timestamps: 0:00 Xbox Layoffs Hit Bethesda1:25 Sony Disc Backlash Gets Bigger2:57 China Lets Players Inherit Game Accounts5:22 QUICK BITS INTRO5:31 Steam Refunds Hit Short Games6:03 Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resync Launches6:43 Half-Life 2 Runs in a Browser7:21 Minecraft Finally Adds Sitting8:00 Level-5 Pays Employees for Game Knowledge8:30 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Xbox layoffs
• PlayStation backlash
• Chinese game account inheritance
• Steam refunds
• Assassin’s Creed
• Half-Life 2
• Minecraft updates

Keywords

• Xbox
• Bethesda
• PlayStation
• China
• Steam
• Assassin’s Creed
• Half-Life 2
• Minecraft
• Level-5

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Xbox, Bethesda, Sony, Level-5

Products: Steam

Books & works: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, Half-Life 2, Minecraft

Places: China

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